Timeline event · 3 February 1966 · The Space Race
Luna 9 Makes the First Soft Landing on the Moon
The Soviet Luna 9 makes the first soft landing on the Moon and returns the first pictures from its surface.
Highlights
- ›First soft landing on another world
Missions, people & worlds
Knowledge connections
- Part ofThe Space Race
- Associated withThe Moon
- Associated withLuna 9
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
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